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created fear, if not to bring you back into understanding? The choice is yours. The power to use the message of fear to assist you on your way is right in front of you.

I realized that my hand was cramping and that I had been writing so fast, I wasn’t even sure what I had written. This much I did know – I felt so much better.

Suddenly my physical needs transcended my emotional needs. The one thing I really wanted was a shower. I hadn’t had one for days. And, I was hungry.
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SOON I HAD FALLEN into a long, peaceful, dreamless sleep. This was so long over-due that when I heard voices close by, I awoke to find that the day was more than half over. Emily and Vivian were inside rummaging through the cabinets.

“Hey, you two!” I shouted as I rose from my chaise. I rubbed my stiffened joints and picked up my journal.

“Hi, Mom,” Emily responded. “We called all over when we got here. I was beginning to worry. When we woke and found you gone, I assumed you came back here. But then, when we couldn’t find you … well, you know.”

“Actually, I had a really bad night,” I told her. “I was so filled with fear and worry about Chris that I tossed and turned until I finally decided to give up and walk back here to journal. I was on a mission to understand the fear that was overwhelming me, and I finally fell asleep out front on that chaise.”

“Well, what did you discover about fear?” asked Vivian. “That would be good to know.”